2.0.8.2 Hotfix2

• FIXED B5.0.1+ view layer settings error displaying Light settings

• FIXED B5.0+ Shot Output node unresponsive when the node tree doesn't match the active scene's shotlist

• FIXED B5.0+ Shot Output node, default socket states should be enabled

• FIXED B5.0+ Pass name no longer abbreviated and don't work on nodes with pass filters

• FIXED B4.5- Remove Multi-Layer EXR option in Format node

• FIXED B4.5- Error on Format node, skipping Media Type property

• UPDATE Generated output nodes shot format at the start of node names

• UPDATE Name length on nodes are limited in B5.0, long names will have a truncated middle

• UPDATE B5.0+ added warning in the shotlist editor if it doesn't match the scenes shotlist

• UPDATE batch submission via command line, Deadline tested. Blender should be run with UI and use the expression bpy.ops.sm.batchsubmit(submitter="Deadline",quit=True)

• UPDATE Render Pre trigger for Macros renamed to 'Render Init', on background renders are supported

2.0.8.2 Hotfix1

• FIXED Deadline submission error, plugin file not submitted

• FIXED Deadline submission error, incorrect value when checking for tile job

• UPDATE improved warning for Preset Base overrides in the Rule Book

2.0.8.2

• FIXED VSE Push error B5.0+

• FIXED get_color_modes errors, Alternative render settings

• FIXED Add shot preset not working

• UPDATE Make Camera operator supports orthographic views

----Animation Retimer---

• FIXED Ripple backwards without forwards not taking gaps into account

• UPDATE Overlay and UI, Reversed ripple arrows as it seems more logical. Don't draw void lines when using method ripple

--Deadline Submitter--

• NEW Tiling and assembly, optional tile folder tile count X/Y, Cropped tiles, Cleanup. Animation, chunks and external files supported. Frame step not supported.

• UPDATE Deadline, button to deny/allow all workers

• UPDATE Deadline, button to invert deny/allow state for workers

2.0.8.1 hotfix2

• FIXED Pillow install error due to invalid pip cache. A warning will advice a second attempt which will reinstall pip.

• FIXED Export shots to FBX, action fcurves API update blender 5.0

• FIXED Snap To Shot Start/End, action fcurves API update blender 5.0

• FIXED Custom render frame option batch submitters

• FIXED Shot render frame overrides for external lists ignored in SM Render

2.0.8.1 hotfix2

• FIXED shot property File format error when setting to Video

• FIXED Shots Need Fixing error in the Render List when a Shotlist is not assigned to the scene.

• FIXED Render progress error Blender 5.0.1

• FIXED Frame progress not counted Blender 5.0.0

• FIXED Shot progress is one frame off, 1/2 should result in 50%

• UPDATE Changed title 'Output Settings Overrides' to 'Alternative Output Profiles'

• UPDATE New Alternative Output profiles use current scene settings as defaults

• UPDATE Render progress includes extra line and viewlayer counter

• UPDATE Render progress 'Duration' changed to 'Time'

2.0.8-2.0.8.1

• NEW Proposal to add a Preview Render alternative output (SM v2.0.8) + apply now operation 

• NEW Shot property: Compositor Nodegroup. This will provide an alternative to the Multi-Switch workflow

• UPDATE SM nodes moved to Shot List node editor

• UPDATE ensure burn-ins are performed after overrides and are scaled with resolution scale override, 

• UPDATE Use override extension in Inspect Output operator.

• UPDATE file format overrides include 'media_type' for multilayer (B5.0)

• UPDATE Scale Burn-ins by Resolution Percentage setting

• UPDATE Remove Render As Copy option 2.0.8,see discord

• UPDATE Per Shot Files, extra support for frame range override by saving frame range into file (Internal List)

• UPDATE Per Shot Files, support alternative output settings (Internal List)

• UPDATE Shot Output Node, new out sockets should be enabled by default

• FIXED Batch submitter queue name from Blend filename to be used in job script directory

• FIXED not filtering passes with a space in the name

• FIXED shot property 'View Transform' overrider error

• FIXED Multilayer generated output filename missing end separator and in-between filename and suffix/prefix

• FIXED When not using 'make_render_files' overrides such as use_placeholder are not applied to the specific scene in the render list.

2.0.7.9 Hotfix 4

• FIXED Crash during adding/removing or disconnecting Out sockets on Shot Output Node

• FIXED Nodes, Underscore present on channel names when using Multi-layer EXR on main, no overrides (this should enable multi-layer...)

• FIXED Nodes, Multilayer-EXR still includes pass subfolder though there is a warning (works correctly when combine passes enabled)

• FIXED Nodes, pass names with spaces not included when filtering

• FIXED Nodes, Custom filename and directory cause each other to be ignored.

• FIXED Nodes, changing path constructor node type doesn't update Generator Nodes

• FIXED Nodes, Allow relative paths to be joined ending with // without adding extra separator i.e '\'

• FIXED View layer passes menu, light groups section B4.5

• FIXED Nodes, Blend File option path constructor includes entire directory

• UPDATE Nodes, Custom strings on Generator Nodes are shared between directory and path format, make unique.

• UPDATE Nodes, Multilayer EXR supports both filepath keywords and Channel keywords on the Output Generator Node

  
  

2.0.7.9 - (10-08-2025) Hotfix

• UPDATE Allow Execution Scripts option for batch rendering, (SM Render)

• FIXED Batch submitter shot index not in scene error

  
  

2.0.7.9 - (10-08-2025) Hotfix

• UPDATE Action data type support for RNA Rules

• FIXED RNA Rules linked defaults occuring when the domain is not the same

• FIXED SM Render, UnboundLocalError

2.0.7.9 - (06-08-2025)

• NEW Official extensions support

• NEW Preset conversions when enabling the addon and via Update/Repair operator

• NEW Custom scripts directory support and selection in addon preference. 

• NEW Copy presets from User directory to custom path

• UPDATE All/Detect option for preset type in Copy Preset Folder

• UPDATE Custom Scripts Directory support for safe-mode (SM Render, Deadline)

• FIXED Extensions not loading in safe-mode

• FIXED Copy Preset and Copy Preset Folder error when destination path doesn't exist yet

• FIXED backup icon for Shot Edit Tool no longer packaged with Blender

2.0.7.8 - (16-07-2025)

• NEW Operator to snap selected keyframes to shot Start/End (right click timeline menu)

• UPDATE Render progress bar to progress bar prop and displays that percentage.

• UPDATE option to frame timeline to shot start and ends, 'jump to start' and 'keep in range' are combined into a single setting 'Timeline Framing' 

• UPDATE Overlay settings are stored in 3d viewports rather than scene settings

• UPDATE Viewport option to exclude from batch viewport renders

• UPDATE Render errors logged message in main window footer

• FIXED Blender 4.5 path relative filepath properties

• FIXED RNA paths/Rules with multiple keys or indices [0]["this"]["that"] not accessible

• FIXED timeline doesn't always stay in range when changing shots

• FIXED Viewport Batch renders not rendering floating windows

• FIXED PIL may be installed but not always detected on restart

• FIXED Burn-Ins property showing None as property value

2.0.7.7 - (23-05-2025)

• NEW Macro on SM Batch render Pre and post trigger methods 

• UPDATE Macros, render pre and post , only on batch render options 

• UPDATE Animation Retimer, geometry nodes only on selected objects 

• FIXED Animation Retimer frame index error 

• FIXED Nonetype error on deleting a prop when a scene doesn't have a associated shot node group

2.0.7.6 - (29-04-2025)

• NEW camera select button (optional) in shot list 

• NEW Octane orbx batch export support 

• UPDATE Path Constructor Nodes, remove leading separator from combined words 

• FIXED AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'active_strip' 

• FIXED AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'is_animation_playing' 

• FIXED render previous frame time not working 

• FIXED Compositor Nodes, Output Generator filename not inheriting from Shot Output Node

2.0.7.5 - (01-04-2025)

• FIXED image format property, unsupported RGBA colour mode for JPEG

• FIXED PIL version check error and improved messaging

• FIXED Collections inspector error when there are no shots

• FIXED Color management panel registration error

2.0.7.4 - (28-03-2025)

General---------------------------------------------------------------

• NEW Linked Copy shot operator

• NEW Batch render custom frame ranges, Render List -> Override Render Frames Range -> Use Custom Frames

• NEW Overwrite option for submitters

• NEW Define a shot duration in minutes/seconds

• NEW Import shot manager preset file or directory, -> SM Tools

• NEW Redirect main output files to an alternative temp path to avoid duplicate and overwritten files when using output nodes, Output Settings

• NEW Path Constructor,.blend file version extractor 

• NEW Path Constructor, 'Combine Words' mode, converts input string from directory to single word

• NEW Rules, 'Assign to New Shots' option

• NEW View Layer defaults, 'Only Primary layer' enabled option

• NEW Generator Nodes, ensure Primary layer option for Generator node layer filters

• NEW Duplicate Primary Layer setting as well as prompt user when duplicating shots on whether or not to also a assign a new Primary Layer

• UPDATE Copying view layers (shot duplication or new Primary Layer COPY) also copies settings including passes, AOV's and light groups

• UPDATE Duplicating a shot with Primary layer unpins the source shot's primary layer

• UPDATE Delete shot with Primary Layer only deletes Primary layers with a single Shot user

• UPDATE removed Turbo Tools white listing and display warning

• UPDATE Deadline extra info slots

• UPDATE Macro trigger revert for non-click triggers

• UPDATE Render log includes blender and SM versions, and build platform

• UPDATE Check deadline version and warnings

• UPDATE Renamed Render as Copies to Per-Shot Files to avoid confusion with the global render settings Render As Copy

• UPDATE Generated Layers, give warning on Rule if primary layer is shared by more than one shot

• UPDATE Display warning in Rule Book if preset base is not default

• UPDATE version checks and automatic updates for presets

• UPDATE Generated Layers rule , Shot Collections option

• UPDATE Added preset base option to shot list UI

• UPDATE Timeline markers groups, store camera names

• UPDATE Rule values editable by double-clicking in list

• UPDATE Added extra info for shot duration operator

• UPDATE Rule variables visibility option in shot settings

• UPDATE Display hotkeys in addon preferences

• UPDATE Burn-Ins, Convert array properties for prop items

• FIXED VSE image sequences not playing back

• FIXED Ensure new shots have a primary layer

• FIXED Make Camera 3D view operator, missing active object error

• FIXED Path Constructor, retain underscores in .blend file option

• FIXED crash after save->render->render complete/cancelled

• FIXED shot Duration operator is one frame off

• FIXED Update constructor nodes, when a node is pulled/dropped between node links

• FIXED right click shot duration on sequence editor uses incorrect shot

• FIXED Render All hotkey

• FIXED Duration display should be end frame inclusive (UI and burn-ins)

• FIXED 'GeneratedPrimaryLayer' macro should only trigger on new shot

• FIXED duplicate shot + Primary layer options always results in layer being copied

• FIXED Macros, Copy current RNA value error

• FIXED skip rule if assigned to shot and is 'macro only'

• FIXED B4.4 compatibility, replace SEQUENCE_COLOR with STRIP_COLOR

• FIXED B4.4 compatibility, sequence editor API updates

• FIXED Scene change detection context error

• FIXED Shot name unreadable in the shot list UI when still image enabled.

Rules/Macros -----------------------------------------------------------------

• NEW Macros, On Deleted, pre/post render trigger options

• NEW Macros popup and hotkey

• NEW Shot Rule Presets, includes variables and embedded python rule text files.

• NEW Per Rule variable overrides on the Rule definition

• UPDATE RNA Rules path supports entire Rotation Euler and individual axis

• UPDATE Add custom properties to rna path search (RNA Rules, Burn-Ins)

• UPDATE RNA Rules, added generic IDPropertyArray (4) Rule prop

• UPDATE Macros, show only enabled rules toggle

• UPDATE Rules, Ability to reorder shot rules, this affects execution order

• UPDATE Python Rules, new built-in 'self' variable, references the shot,macro or variable that triggers the update.

• UPDATE Python Rules, new built-in 'shot_index', 'shot_list' variables

• UPDATE Variables now have 3 lines of description text

• UPDATE All Macros display override options

• UPDATE Macro Only option to filter out macro rules in shot rules selection

• FIXED RNA Rules full support for accessing custom properties using ["prop"]

• FIXED RNA Rules, color size 4 not recognised as colour

• FIXED RNA Rules, allow revert when rule is disable in the Rule Book

• FIXED Macros, strip spaces from names

• FIXED Python Rules remove 'svar' hidden variable

• FIXED Python Rules, 'rule' built-in variable missing reference

• FIXED Python Rules, 'shot' variable should always references the active shot, not trigger source

• FIXED variable names should be updated for all overrides

Deadline ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• NEW Deadline, automated Job naming with project filename as default, time and date suffix options

• NEW Deadline, extra undefined Deadline arguments

• NEW Deadline, On Job Complete option

• NEW Deadline, pre and post Job/task scripts

• NEW Deadline, Blender python script on load

• NEW Deadline, undefined Blender arguments

• NEW Deadline, show available Groups and select Worker to allow/deny.

• NEW Deadline, query Worker list

• NEW Frame sequence order options and frame step

• UPDATE Deadline workers, sorting by name, query or allowed value

• UPDATE Cleanup Temp operator for alternative main output files

• UPDATE Add Suffix to Copy, default option to add date suffix for blendfiles when using Render as Copies

• UPDATE Display submission errors in status

• UPDATE select pool from existing pools

• UPDATE select group from existing groups

• FIXED Deadline Command not found errors

• FIXED Deadline retrieve workers integration.py line 282 too many values to unpack error

Flamenco ----------------------------------------------------------------

• NEW Assign a worker tag

• NEW Include , filename, date suffix and time suffix options for job names

• NEW Blender python script

• NEW Blender extra args

• NEW start paused option

• UPDATE improved error handling and warnings

• UPDATE Flamenco 3.6 update

B-Renderon ---------------------------------------------------------------

• NEW Include , filename, date suffix and time suffix options for jobnames

• NEW Blender python script

• NEW Blender extra args

2.0.6 -Hotfix4 (21-12-2024)

• FIXED Handle parent folder filepath creation

• FIXED Deadline change GetRepositoryPath to GetRepositoryFilePath

• FIXED Material Swap Rule should only revert when the slot link Type matches the rule link Type

• FIXED Python rule is executed even if not enabled in rule book

• FIXED Revert python rule on Global

• FIXED Filename constructor nodes not being converted into intended values

• FIXED View layer settings draw error in B4.3

• FIXED Deadline incorrect submission arguments when Render as copies is unchecked

2.0.6 -Hotfix3 (29-11-2024)

• FIXED VSE shot manager subpanel error when there is no render list

• UPDATE Generated primary layers, duplicate shot will duplicate and rename new primary layer, including passes

• UPDATE Generated primary layers, unpin old primary layer and pin new one.

• UPDATE Generated primary layers, don't add .001 suffix, instead keep label and use 'copy' in suffix property.

• UPDATE added Hydra Engine to addons white list

• UPDATE Simple Layouts support, associate a layout to each shot (addon coming soon)

2.0.6 (15-11-2024) Hotfix2

• FIXED Blender 4.3 overlay draw error due to new theme colour channels and items

• FIXED Burn-ins, load SM_Logo.png for default preset

• FIXED Burn-Ins, replace module name on old files and add version line

• FIXED Burn-ins, not rendering during background render, render-pre handler

2.0.6 (14-11-2024) Hotfix1

Animation Retimer-----------------------------------

• NEW Draw overlay in timelines

• FIXED Animation retimer scale should consistently refer to difference in duration From-To ranges rather starting at From Start.

• UPDATE confusing behaviour on offset, don't update offset value when unlocked and adjusting To Frames

• FIXED Replace frame are 1 frame off

• FIXED Replace frames, handle overlapping ranges differently to side by side with gaps

• UPDATE Improved deleted frames warning

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Rules------------------------------------------------------

• FIXED Rules clear values on method change error

• FIXED Python Rules execute error when no shots exist